Japan's Anraku, U.S. teen Sanders take golds at Sports Climbing World Cup opener

KEQIAO, China, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Japan's Sorato Anraku and 17-year-old American Annie Sanders clinched the men's and women's boulder titles respectively at the opener of the 2025 IFSC Climbing World Cup here on Sunday.

The men's final saw a highly anticipated clash between Lee Dohyun of South Korea and Anraku, who was the heavy favorite at last year's Paris Olympics but narrowly missed out on gold. This time,